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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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